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So it's "not true" that it's primarily Sunnis that are killing American soldiers in Iraq, but you don't have any "specific stats" and would find any such statistics "very questionable." If this is the case, then what are you basing your statement on?

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pure numbers game... CIA Factbook says Sunnis are outnumbered by 2 to 1. I severely doubt that Sunnis attack twice as much as Shiites, especially when problem areas are in places like Sadr City are Shiite.

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I looked around and couldn't find any specific numbers about the composition of the Iraqi insurgency or of insurgent attacks on Americans, so if you have any information on this I'd appreciate it.

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You won't find any because it is not possible to collect such data. A bomb goes off, but it goes of the same way if it was Sunni or Shiite, and whoever did it probably isn't gonna stick around.

The original statement that Sunnis are attacking more than Shiites is made with no data or empirical reasoning. I'm posting to say that not only is there no reason to believe that, but considering the demographics of the area, it makes sense that Shiites are attacking more than Sunnis.